"Yixing, I don't want to lie to you about this matter. I really do..."
With a creak, Xu Yiwen hurriedly pushed the door open and strode in.
Just now, Siqin found himself in his sister's courtyard and said that the Seventh Prince was in his sister's room. He was so frightened that he hurried over, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he heard the Seventh Prince's "live confession".
How outrageous! In broad daylight, he went straight into a girl's bedroom to talk about love. I really don't know what the Seventh Prince was thinking!
"Greetings, Seventh Prince. I heard you brought the imperial physician to treat my sister. Why isn't he here?"
Lu Anyuan took a few steps from the bedside into the room, putting some distance between himself and Xu Yixing.
"Imperial Physician Yao has examined her and said she's fine and will recover after some rest. I asked him to prescribe some nourishing medicine, which I'll prepare and send to you later."
But Xu Yiwen didn't buy it: "No need, just ask the imperial physician to leave the prescription, and my family will find the ingredients."
Lu Anyuan was embarrassed. It seemed that Xu Yiwen was still a stubborn person. "Alright, alright. I won't bother you anymore. I'll take my leave now."
Xu Yixing looked at Lu Anyuan fleeing in a hurry and felt amused. This is not an affair, why are you running away?
"Brother, you are so rude to the Seventh Prince. He is not our servant. You can do whatever you want to him."
"Yi Yan, he didn't do anything to you two in the room just now, did he?"
"What can I do? It's broad daylight, and in our own home. You are too cautious."
"You don't understand. It's better to be safe than sorry. I think my sister was too close to Sun Ziyou back then, which is why people know her so well and prepared a substitute early on." Xu Yiwen moved a stool and sat down, which was in stark contrast to Lu Anyuan who just sat directly on the bed.
Xu Yixing had not thought of such a possibility. She had always thought that the stand-in learned to act like this because Si Wu had given her guidance.
However, after Yi Wen said this, it seemed to be true. After all, Gao Yao started studying him three years ago, and Sun Ziyou had already figured out his temper by then.
"Yeah... I understand. I'll pay attention next time. By the way, is there any movement outside?"
"I heard the Ministry of Justice has already started the torture, but Sun Ziyou hasn't said anything and is still stubbornly holding his ground. However, the double's confession has already been obtained, so it doesn't matter if he denies it. Lord Shen also presented some evidence of the Qing land, and the Emperor severely reprimanded the Duke's Mansion."
"He doesn't say anything... There's no reason. Even if he doesn't say anything now, the assassination of the prince is enough to make the Sun family suffer. What's the reason?"
Xu Yiwen shrugged: "Maybe it's because he thinks that if he doesn't say anything, he can live longer. How hateful!"
"Forget it, let's just listen to how the emperor deals with their family." Xu Yixing smiled. The overall situation was set. The Sun family was doomed to die. Even if the entire family could not be executed, the direct descendants would probably be implicated.
Lu Anyuan fled to the front hall. He originally wanted to talk to Old Man Xu about the wedding date, but he came over unexpectedly.
"Your Highness, I didn't expect such a tragedy to happen in the palace. I feel that if Yi Yan's wedding is delayed because of Yi Xing, she will be too pitiful. Should we keep the wedding date as planned?"
These words hit the mark exactly what Lu Anyuan wanted. He didn't expect that General Xu actually thought the same thing as him. Wonderful, wonderful!
"Yes, I'll go back and explain the situation to my aunt. I think she'll understand."
On May 12, the emperor began a thorough investigation of all officials with problems in the land cleansing operation, ordering all land and population in the suburbs of Beijing to be re-registered and taxes to be paid, and adding penalties such as fines and demotions depending on the circumstances.
The fine was not severe, but the tax to be paid was more than a small amount. All of a sudden, those who were originally watching the fun felt what it felt like to be in trouble.
Only the Duke's Mansion concealed the most information, so the emperor directly confiscated all the land of the Sun Mansion except the one near the ancestral tomb, which was equivalent to a disguised confiscation of property.
So everyone saw through the emperor's intentions and cut off all ties with the Duke's Mansion. Some close disciples were reluctant to break off contact and also distanced themselves from the relationship.
It seemed that Prince Cheng was also called to the palace by the emperor and was severely scolded. He even smashed a blue and white porcelain vase that was as tall as a person. This was the entire punishment for Prince Cheng, and no one dared to say anything.
On May 13, a puzzling imperial edict came from the palace: The seventh prince Lu Anyuan had behaved improperly and was punished by being confined to the prince's mansion for one month and having his salary deducted for half a year.
No one understood the meaning of this decree at all. Didn't the Seventh Prince almost get assassinated? And it was he who captured Sun Ziyou. Even if he didn't do anything meritorious, he wouldn't be convicted.
Those who really knew the reason kept their lips tightly shut, not revealing a single word. When the Second Prince learned of his father's decision, he excitedly laughed out loud in Concubine Ying's palace. His father really loved him the most!
"It's just house arrest as punishment. Look how excited you are. You're so grown up but still so childish." Concubine Ying smiled and ate the iced watermelon with a silver fork, looking very comfortable.
"Mother! The crime that the emperor father has charged me with is that I am not acting in the right way. For a prince, this kind of crime means that he is morally deficient. Such a person will definitely not be able to inherit the throne in the future."
The second prince danced with joy. Although he didn't think his seventh brother could compete with him, it was always good to have one less enemy.
"Haha, I heard he went to the Xu residence yesterday and lingered in the second young lady's bedroom in broad daylight. It seems your father's accusation is correct. It's no wonder he's like that. He's been without anyone to teach him since he was little, so he's been left to run wild like a wild horse, lacking discipline and nurturing."
"Mother, this time, thanks to your foresight, we were able to have my uncle deal with our farm early. Even my uncle was severely scolded by my father. We don't want to suffer this."
The Second Prince bowed respectfully to Concubine Ying, his expression sincere and not pretending.
"Good boy, all this mother did was for you."
The second prince lowered his head, seemingly shy, but his face was actually full of disdain.
On May 14, the Xu family held a groundbreaking ceremony for the funeral. At the same time, the divorce agreement signed by the emperor himself was delivered to the two families. The Sun family no longer had any reason to observe mourning for Miss Xu.
Amidst music and drums, Xu Yixing's coffin was carried into the Xu family's ancestral tomb. Xu Yixing forced himself to go outside the city and burn three incense sticks for himself.
"Come back in the next life and be Yi Yan's sister, then find a small family with both parents to be reborn into, and don't come here again." Xu Yixing muttered in front of the tomb for a long time. When he turned around, he saw that the people from Bai Mansion had also come, but they were standing far away and did not come forward.
Xu Yixing walked over slowly and bowed to his uncle and aunt. Seeing the panic-stricken expressions on their faces, he couldn't bear to look at them any longer.
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